WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC. v. USA

Filing 52

ORDER granting 51 Motion for Extension of Time to Complete DiscoveryFact Discovery due by 10/15/2013. The parties shall comply with all requirements of RCFC 26(a)(2) with respect to disclosure of expert testimony. On or bef ore 11/12/2013, the parties shall exchange expert reports; on or before 12/16/2013, the parties shall exchange expert rebuttal reports; and, on or before 2/14/2014, expert discovery and/or depositions shall be completed. Status Report due by 2/24/2014. Signed by Judge Lynn J. Bush. (TQ) Copy to parties.

In the United States Court of Federal Claims
No. 08-211 T
(Filed September 3, 2013)
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WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC., *
as successor in interest of
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H. F. AHMANSON & CO. and
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SUBSIDIARIES,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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THE UNITED STATES,
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Defendant.
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ORDER
On August 30, 2013, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Enlargement of
Time. Therein, the parties request various enlargements of time to the court’s
discovery order issued on February 15, 2013. For good cause shown, it is hereby
ORDERED that:
(1) The parties’ Joint Motion for Enlargement of Time is GRANTED;
(2) All fact discovery, including production of documents,
depositions, interrogatories and requests for admissions shall be COMPLETED
on or before October 15, 2013.
(3) The parties shall comply with all requirements of RCFC 26(a)(2)
with respect to disclosure of expert testimony. On or before November 12, 2013,
the parties shall exchange expert reports; on or before December 16, 2013, the
parties shall exchange expert rebuttal reports; and, on or before February 14,
2014, expert discovery and/or depositions shall be completed.

(4) On February 24, 2014, or two weeks after the completion of
discovery, whichever occurs earlier, counsel are directed to FILE a Joint Status
Report informing the court of the status of proceedings in this case and the extent
to which the parties have determined whether any or all of the instant matter may
be settled. The status report shall also set forth a proposed schedule for the
exchanges required by Appendix A, ¶ 13 and the filings required by ¶ ¶ 14
through 17. In the event that any dispositive motions are to be filed, the status
report shall state a proposed date for such motions.

s/Lynn J. Bush
LYNN J. BUSH
Judge

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